OEM Industry Update

On this week’s episode of OEM Industry Update we speak with Tarik Bolat, CEO of GPR, a company which has developed ground positioning radar technology to help improve safety of various vehicle types. This technology helps to leverage subterranean data via radar underneath a vehicle to gain information about a vehicle’s position, what might be located beneath dirt a machine is about to dig into and more. Data provided by GPR’s technology will not only help to improve safety but also aid with the transition toward more automated systems and fully autonomous vehicles.

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On this week’s episode of OEM Industry Update we speak with Rod Dayrit, Director of Business Development, North America, Delta-Q Technologies about smart chargers and battery systems. Battery management systems with built-in communication helps to ensure optimal battery and charger performance. It also aids with communication and data collection with other vehicle systems.

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ACEINNA says adoption of guidance and navigation systems has increased as technology has improved and costs have come down which will aid further growth of autonomy in heavy equipment.

Summary: On this week’s episode of OEM Industry Update, editor Sara Jensen speaks with James Fennelly, Product Manager – Inertial Measurement Systems, ACEINNA Inc., about current trends regarding the use of guidance and navigation technologies for heavy equipment. Fennelly also provides an overview of ACEINNA’s newest Inertial navigation System and how it can help design teams with their autonomous system developments.

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On this week’s episode of OEM Industry Update, our colleague Becky Schultz, editor of Equipment Today and contributor to ForConstructionPros.com, speaks with Kenton Williams, U.S. project lead for Honda’s Autonomous Work Vehicle (AWV), and Tyler Parker, business optimization manager at construction engineering company Black & Veatch, about the development and application of the AWV prototype. Williams and Parker provide their insights on the lessons learned from the field trials in which Black & Veatch is participating with the AWV as well as what lies ahead for the technology and its potential for use on construction jobsites in future.

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On this week’s episode of OEM Industry Update, editor Sara Jensen speaks with Joseph Liefer, Senior Product Manager for Autonomy, John Deere Intelligent Solutions Group, about the full autonomy solution available for the John Deere 8R tractor. Use of new and existing sensor, automation and other technologies enables the tractor to operate unmanned so farmers can be elsewhere on the farm focusing on other work or spending more time with their families. This is particularly beneficial as the ability to find skilled labor continues to become more challenging in agriculture and other similar applications. 

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On this week’s episode of OEM Industry Update, editor Sara Jensen speaks with Keith McComsey, Product Group Director – Air Disc Brake and Systems, and Mark Holley, Director of Marketing and Customer Solutions – Wheel End at Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems, about the growing use of air disc brakes in commercial vehicles. The sharp growth pattern for air disc brakes has been driven by the various benefits they provide such as shorter stopping distances and lower total cost of ownership (TCO).

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On this week’s episode of OEM Industry Update, editor Sara Jensen speaks with Jeremy Harsin, Cummins Global Construction Manager, about the various alternative power sources the company is currently researching and developing, as well as other sustainability related technologies for the off-highway equipment industries.

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On this week’s episode of OEM Industry Update, editor Sara Jensen speaks with Anand Rau, Chief Technology Officer at CalAmp, about cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) technology. C-V2X enables communication between machines, people and infrastructure, which will help to improve safety on job sites especially as autonomous equipment becomes more prevalent in off-highway applications like construction. Advancements in 5G will help with the emergence of C-V2X in the coming years. 

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On this week’s episode of OEM Industry Update, editor Sara Jensen speaks with Rosenbauer and Volvo Penta about the design of a specialized fire truck for mining operations. Duane Kann and Paul Powell from Rosenbauer discuss how the business has grown in recent years and the development of the fire truck, as well as why the company chose to use Volvo Penta engines for its vehicles.

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On this week’s episode of OEM Industry Update, editor Sara Jensen speaks with Greg Morris, Americas Product Application Specialist- Greases, Americas PAS Team Lead, at Shell about a new grease specification for heavy-duty equipment as well as the role greases can play in construction equipment performance.

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